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    UT: Thousands Of Illegal Aliens Show Up At DMV Offices To Obtain Driver Authorization

    Thousands Of Illegal Immigrants Show Up At DMV Offices To Obtain Driver Authorization

    January 2, 2014 11:59 PM
    By Tate South




    Thousands of Nevada immigrants showed up at Department of Motor Vehicle offices Thursday to obtain driver authorization cards under a new law that made the state the 11th nationally to offer driving privileges to people in the country illegally. In Las Vegas, long lines began forming before the doors opened at 8 a.m. By noon, wait times at the city’s two busiest offices were two hours or longer.

    But the mood was more jovial than other agonizingly long DMV waits given the excitement on the part of immigrants who are now able legally drive to work.

    Fausto Garcia, 51, was among those at the DMV office in North Las Vegas. Garcia, who is from Mexico, said he wanted to get a card as soon as possible. He’s been living in Las Vegas for eight years, and driving illegally to his job as a dishwasher.

    “It’s necessary to drive and I’ve always been careful,” he said.

    A law passed by the 2013 Legislature and signed by Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval allows immigrants in Nevada without citizenship status to obtain driver privilege cards. An increasing number of states have been passing similar laws in recent years, and 11 states and the District of Columbia have enacted such measures.

    During a bill-signing ceremony in May, Sandoval — Nevada’s first Hispanic governor — called the measure one of the most meaningful pieces of legislation he has enacted.

    Backers of the bill say since many immigrants in the country illegally drive anyway, the law will make roads safer because they will required to take a test and have insurance.

    By early afternoon, DMV officials had stopped applications because of wait times and a backlog of people waiting to take the written exam, said Nevada Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis, a prime sponsor of the law who stopped by one DMV office to see how things were going and ended up staying for hours.

    “They had 150 people waiting to take the test so they cut it off for now,” Denis said. “I don’t think they can get through all of them at this point today.”

    There was some confusion. Not everyone had all their paperwork and had to be turned away. Others didn’t realize that once they paid their fees they had to take the test the same day.

    The law specifically prohibits the DMV from using or sharing information for immigration-enforcement purposes.

    Authorization cards are good for one year and cannot be used for official identification to board commercial flights or enter federal government buildings.

    To obtain a card, immigrants must still show proof of identity as well as Nevada residency. Any documents in a foreign language such as a birth certificate must be translated, and the DMV has a list of about 160 translators posted on its website.

    Latinos make up about a quarter of Nevada’s residents.

    In less congested northern Nevada, lines began forming early but were nothing compared with the throngs seen in the south.

    “I was at Reno this morning and there were people waiting outside the doors hours before we opened,” said DMV spokesman David Fierro. Through midday the waiting time for service in both Reno and Carson City was about a half hour.

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    I hope that they have the same testing requirements and proof of insurance that everyone else is required to have.

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    DMV: Most Fail Test For Driver Authorization Card

    January 5, 2014 11:59 PM

    People line up to enter the Department of Motor Vehicles. (credit: David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles officials have advice for immigrants seeking a driver authorization card: study.

    They estimate 75 percent of applicants have failed the written test needed for the card under a new law that made the state the 11th nationally to offer driving privileges to people in the country illegally.

    The cards became available Thursday.

    Applicants must correctly answer 80 percent of 50 questions to pass the test. They also are required to pass a driving exam to receive cards. The failure rate on the driving test was not immediately available.

    “We’d much rather see people come in prepared than just come in to see if they will pass or not,” DMV spokesman Kevin Malone told KSNV-TV in Las Vegas. “You need to study the (driver’s) handbook, make sure you have all the documentation and then come on in.”

    Thousands more Nevada immigrants jammed DMV offices on Saturday to obtain the cards, forcing some offices to turn applicants away.

    In Las Vegas, about 300 people were in line at most offices when doors opened.

    “The offices are just packed,” Malone said. “The Sahara and Decatur offices have reached the capacity of the building so we have to wait for people to leave before we let more people walk in.”

    In Reno and Carson City, offices began turning applicants away at 1 p.m., three hours before they closed.

    “We anticipate we’ll have a high turnout at least for the first few weeks,” DMV spokesman David Fierro told the Reno Gazette-Journal.

    A law passed by the 2013 Legislature and signed by Gov. Brian Sandoval allows immigrants in Nevada without citizenship status to obtain the driver privilege cards. An increasing number of states have been passing similar laws in recent years.

    Backers of the bill say because many immigrants in the country illegally drive anyway, the law will make roads safer because they will be required to take the tests and have insurance.

    http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2014/01...rization-card/

    The comments at the link are interesting. One wondered if they monitored who DROVE to the DMV without a license.

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    Thousands of Nevada immigrants showed up at Department of Motor Vehicle offices Thursday to obtain driver authorization cards under a new law that made the state the 11th nationally to offer driving privileges to people in the country illegally. In Las Vegas, long lines began forming before the doors opened at 8 a.m. By noon, wait times at the city’s two busiest offices were two hours or longer.




    The insanity continues...

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    Added recently added AP article above to the Homepage with slightly amended title:
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